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Women and
the Holocaust
A Holocaust Education Resource for Teachers
In 2001, the New Jersey Council for the Humanities was awarded
special funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities
to support a scholarly examination of women’s experiences
during the Holocaust. The grant allowed NJCH to assemble a
faculty of Holocaust scholars with expertise in history, literature,
film, visual arts and women’s studies to provide leadership
for the Women and the Holocaust seminar.
Fifteen New Jersey
middle and high school educators attended the seminar that
was hosted at The College of New Jersey by Project
Director Ellen Friedman, Director, Women’s and Gender Studies
Program and Professor of English. Over a period of seven months
the teachers pursued a rigorous program of research and creative
thinking. Their work was synthesized into the curriculum projects
listed to the right. For detailed information about the curricula,
select a topic. Access to lesson plans, assessment tools and
links to related resources is provided.
Dr. Friedman’s
essay, Why
Integrate Women into Holocaust Studies, provides
an overview of the seminar and explains the nature and importance
of women’s experiences during the
Holocaust. NJCH hopes that her description and the resources
created for this site will help teachers approach this important
subject matter with confidence.
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